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Did you know?
That Curtis Turner was the only driver in Winston Cup (Grand National) to win a sanctioned race in a Nash.









March 14, 1972
David Pearson wins the first race in NASCAR's new short-track Grand National East series. It's run at Jax Raceway in Jacksonville, Fla.









Did You Know?
That Terry Labonte was the first driver to win in all three of NASCAR's top divisions: Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series and Winston Cup Series.









Did you know?
David Pearson was fired from his ride of seven years in 1979 after he left the pits before his left lugs were tightened. Both left wheels fell off at the end of pit road.









Did you know?
Richard Petty left the comfort of his family-owned team in 1984 and drove for two seasons for Mike Curb.









March 19, 1989
Midwestern short-track legend Dick Trickle finishes third behind Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt in a 500-mile NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Motor Speedway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway). It remains Trickle's career-best NASCAR Winston Cup finish.









Did You Know?
That Bobby Hamilton's 1996 victory at Phoenix International Raceway was the first for Petty Enterprises since Richard Petty won the Miller High Life 500 at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in the fall of 1983.









Did you know?
That Rex White was the first driver to earn four consecutive short track victories.









March 28, 1982
Diane Teel, a school bus driver from York County, Va., is the first female to qualify for a NASCAR Busch Series race. She starts 19th and finishes 10th in a 250-lapper at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.









March 29, 1997
At 55, Dick Trickle becomes the oldest winner in NASCAR Busch Series history by winning the Galaxy Foods 300-lap race at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway.









March 31, 1963
Fireball Roberts, in his first start for the potent Holman-Moody Ford team, leads the final eight laps to win the Southeastern 500 at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. He beats teammate Fred Lorenzen, the only other driver in the lead lap, after they renew an old feud by ramming each other during the middle of the race.









April 2, 1950
Tim Flock, who will win two NASCAR Grand National championships and 39 more races, gets career victory No. 1 at the 3/4-mile dirt Charlotte (N.C.) Speedway.









Did you know?
Veteran Nascar driver and owner Cotton Owens won his first superspeedway race as an owner in 1960 in the "Atlanta 500" with driver Bobby Johns winning his first Grand National race.









Did you know?
Paul Goldsmith driving a Smokey Yunick prepared Pontiac won the last 4.1 mile Daytona Beach & Road Course race on February 23, 1958. Goldsmith who started from the pole (140.570 mph) averaged 101.11 miles per hour during the race and won $4,550. A total of 49 cars started the race with 31 crossing the finish line.















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